The Gagliardi Trophy was first presented in 1993 to the Outstanding Division III college football player of the year by the Jostens Company and the J-Club of Saint John's University in Minnesota. Since that time, the award has become one of the leading collegiate football awards in Division III football, honoring excellence in athletics, academics and community service. The award is named for John Gagliardi, head football coach of Carroll College 1949 to 1952 and Saint John's University in Minnesota from 1953 to 2012. The trophy was presented by the Salem Rotary Club each year in Salem, Virginia until 2018.
Winners Year Player Pos. School Ref. 1993 QB Mount Union 1994 RB Coe 1995 WR Saint John's (MN) 1996 QB Illinois Wesleyan 1997 QB Mount Union 1998 WR, P Augsburg 1999 QB Redlands 2000 QB Pacific Lutheran 2001 RB Mount Union 2002 RB Mount Union 2003 WR, P, KR Saint John's (MN) 2004 S Wesley (DE) 2005 QB Linfield 2006 QB Alma 2007 RB UW–Whitewater 2008 QB Mount Union 2009 OT Augustana (IL) 2010 QB Trine 2011 WR Dubuque 2012 RB Elmhurst (IL) 2013 QB Mount Union 2014 (2) QB Mount Union 2015 QB Wesley (DE) 2016 LB Saint John's (MN) 2017 QB UW–Oshkosh 2018 QB Saint John's (MN) 2019 QB North Central (IL) 2020 colspan="4" 2021 QB Central (IA) 2022 RB North Central (IL) 2023 QB North Central (IL) 2024 (2) QB North Central (IL) 2025 QB UW–River Falls Sources:
Winners by school School Winners Mount Union 7 North Central (IL) 4 Saint John's (MN) 4 Wesley (DE) 2 Alma 1 Augsburg 1 Augustana (IL) 1 Central (IA) 1 Coe 1 Dubuque 1 Elmhurst 1 Illinois Wesleyan 1 Linfield 1 Pacific Lutheran 1 Redlands 1 Trine 1 UW–Oshkosh 1 UW–River Falls 1 UW–Whitewater 1
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External links The Gagliardi Trophy